Outreach

CONTACT

The LABOR School
503 Keller Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

EMAIL: laborschool@psu.edu
TEL: 814-867-2287

Services

Customized Trainings

Looking for something tailored to meet the needs of your organization? The LABOR School offers customized education programs for local unions, labor councils, and other labor organizations on a variety of subjects. We customize the content and design to meet your organization’s desired outcomes for the programs. We travel to your location and can work with your staff to deliver training together. To submit a customized training request, please complete this Google Form here and you will hear from us soon!

          Half Day Rate: $600 per instructor

          Full Day Rate: $1,200 per instructor (minimum two instructors)

  • Rates include planning with your organizations to design an effective program, travel time to and from the training, as well as all materials.
  • The above rates include up to 8 hours of consultation and preparation time. Some customized trainings may require more significant consultation and or curriculum development, which will be charged at the rate of $125 per hour.

Organization Development

Our labor educators are available to support your executive board, staff and member committees in organizational development. We have significant experience working directly with organizations to strengthen internal capacity. Services we offer include consulting on a range of organizational issues; leading strategic planning sessions; meeting facilitation; assistance with equity and diversity goals; and other organizational needs.

Recent examples of our services include facilitating strategic planning with the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO; meeting facilitation with local union officers and a newly formed diversity caucus; consulting to support the member resource center of a statewide union; and developing train-the-trainer curriculum for a national union.

          Half Day Rate: $600 per instructor

          Full Day Rate: $1,200 per instructor

  • Rates include planning with your organizations to design an effective program, travel time to and from the training, as well as all materials. 
  • Organizations will be invoiced for any direct travel costs incurred, such as lodging, per diem, mileage for instructors.
  • The above rates include up to 8 hours of consultation and preparation time. Hourly services are generally charged at the rate of $125/hour, in addition to any direct costs. If your organization is interested in more regular consulting, a package rate may be negotiated.

Note: We will fulfill our mission to support workers and their organizations to the best of our capacity, regardless of ability to pay. We will work with organizations to find equitable solutions based on financial constraints. 

Contact us to learn more about how we can be a resource to your labor organization.